People call Apple Savior a church holiday Transfiguration of the Lord. A large number of folk rites timed to this celebration.
This holiday symbolizes the arrival of autumn and the changes taking place in nature. Until this day, our ancestors did not eat fruits and other fruits. The only exceptions were cucumbers. It was allowed to eat fruits only after they were consecrated in the church on August 19.
Previously, this holiday was celebrated on a grand scale. Adults congratulated all friends and shared fruits with them, children sang songs and recited poems. Apple Spas was accompanied by festivities and brought a festive atmosphere to every home.
Modern people also celebrate this holiday and begin to introduce children to the folk culture even in kindergarten. So, you want to interestingly hold Apple Spas. The holiday scenario below may be useful to you.
Main tasks
Why hold this event? What useful things will kids make from this holiday? Why is it worth spending apple saved in kindergarten?
Let's try to answer these questions. First of all, in this way we introduce our children to moral and spiritual values, introduce them to folk rites and customs, and form in their souls an interest in the cultural traditions of our ancestors.
In addition, during the holiday, you can bring to the kids interesting and important information about the beneficial properties of apples, teach them how to take care of loved ones.
Beautifully decorated room
In order for the hall where the celebration will be held to look festive and elegant, you need to decorate it with apple tree branches with ripe fruits and balloons. You can also place beautiful postcards with apple spas on the walls. Lay homespun rugs on the floors, and rushnyks on the table. The main decoration of the table is apples in baskets (as well as baskets with other fruits, berries and nuts) and a bread loaf with a salt shaker.
You can purchase decorative plates or pre-paint them with your children. If possible, then you can put an old spinning wheel near the benches and make a model of a Russian stove, complementing the interior with decorative apple trees, pots and a grasp. After all, the apple holiday saved is native Russian. It is necessary to find audio recordings of Russian folk songs in advance.
The beginning of the holiday
The holiday is held by two presenters.
The first leader (hereinafter B1):
Hello, our dear guests! Happiness and health to you! Our meeting today will be very fun and give us all a lot of joy. After all, it is dedicated to the old folk Russian holiday. And his name is beautiful - Apple Savior. It's time to harvest. Do you know why on this day people celebrate Apple Savior?
The second lead (hereinafter B2):
Holiday Apple Savior - pagan. Celebrated it when the harvest began. Each of the rituals held on this day was dedicated to the pagan gods, who were called the Savior. Before, there were many such celebrations; they were dedicated to the harvest of each fruit or vegetable. It was impossible to eat the fruit if it was not consecrated in the church.
Q1: Do you know that besides apple, there is also nut, and berry, and even honey saved?
B2: The church began to celebrate this holiday in the fourth century. Then St. Helen in honor of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor erected a temple.
B1: Apple Spas is the most important of all. There were any fruits before its onset, no one was allowed.
Remember the sayings
Since we conduct Apple Savior in kindergarten, it will not be out of place to remind children of folk wisdom, proverbs and sayings. Let the facilitators begin the expression, and the children finish. For example, you can use these.
Q1: A wormy apple on a branch?
Children (hereinafter D): until the first wind.
B2: An apple from an apple tree?
D: not far falling.
Q1: Red apple?
D: Wormhole is not a reproach.
Q2: Crooked tree?
D: Yes, apples are sweet.
We tell poems
Young children love to listen and recite poems. Apple Savior - this is the day when it is quite appropriate. You can announce a competition.
Q1: I will tell you the verse that I came up with.
When I pick apples furtively at dawn
I feel that childhood lives in me again.
Fences and clearings, mists and grass,
And an apple in the palm of your hand, and a head around.
Do you know beautiful poems about apples? Tell me! Whoever tells me better will award a gift.
Of course, we will not offend children, and each child will “win” and receive a small souvenir. This can be, for example, key chains in the form of apples or cards with apple spas.
Talk about fairy tales
All details need to be considered in advance. It depends on how the holiday scenario will develop. Apple Savior for children should not be another banal matinee, but an interesting and memorable event. Therefore, you can invite children to remember all the tales or cartoons in which they met the mention of apples. Almost all children know such works as Sleeping Beauty, Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf, Geese and Swans, and so on. Most often, kids, remembering their favorite characters, noticeably come to life and the festive atmosphere intensifies.
Quiz
This is one of the most interesting moments of the festive event. By the way, do not forget about the quiz, even if you are currently developing an apple-saving scenario for adults. Not only kids like to participate in such competitions.
B2: An apple is my favorite fruit! Therefore, I want to hold a quiz in which I will ask you questions related to this juicy, tasty healthy fruit.
When thinking up questions, do not forget that you will ask them to children. Here are a few questions that you can include in a quiz organized for adults:
- As you know, an apple fell on Newton’s head. What law did he discover after that? Answer: gravity.
- Who was the composer of the famous song “Apples in the Snow?” Answer: Muromov.
- Cartoon "A bag of apples everyone remembers? Who was the main character? Answer: Hare.
- Who wrote the story "Antonov apples"? Answer: Bunin.
- What fruit name is translated from the Dutch language as “Chinese apple”? Answer: Orange.
- What was the name of the goddess from Ancient Greece, who received the "apple of discord"? Answer: Aphrodite.
Contests
Not a single holiday is complete without contests, let alone Apple Savior. The script of the holiday must include them. And it doesn’t matter who will participate in them - children or adults. Here are a few entertainment options that will suit both.
- We divide the guests of the holiday into two teams. At different ends of the hall we install two baskets. One of them is empty, and the other is filled with apples. The winner is the team that will carry the apples faster. You can stipulate in advance that one person can only transfer one apple at a time, or you can (especially if the baskets are large) allow any amount to be taken away at a time.
- We divide the guests into teams again. There may be more than two. We plant the participants of each team - you can form a circle or chain. The task is to transfer the apple from the first to the last participant, not using his hands, but using only his nose or chin.
- For this competition, you need to pre-purchase 2 puzzle pictures that depict apples. The team that first correctly collects the image wins.
- And finally, the entertainment that everyone knows. Two participants compete, which of them will eat the apple that is hung on a string faster. Hands cannot be used, of course.
Solve my riddle
So, our children cheerfully celebrate Apple Savior. The scenario of the holiday can be supplemented by a competition in which children have to solve the riddles of the presenters. Below we give some examples. Do not forget, the complexity of the puzzles depends on the age of the guys.
1. Red beads hang
They are looking at us from the bush!
Love very these beads
Inter-Cubs. Well, children!
Answer: Raspberries.
2. I have a green caftan.
I'm round like a ball.
I'm sweet as sugar
Inside I'm like a kumach.
Answer: Watermelon.
3. It’s difficult to get it.
Impossible to bite.
Everything is smooth around
And in the middle is sweet.
Answer: Walnut.
4. When I have time, I will be fragrant.
I will become golden and golden.
And honey, sweet taste was given to me
And vitamins a whole suitcase.
Answer: Apple.
Everybody dance
What kind of festivities without songs and dances? We invite you to dance in Apple Spas. The script of the holiday may include just a dance program, and driving round dances, and the performance of Russian folk songs, and so on.
Of course, it is advisable to think through everything in advance. It is possible to learn Russian folk dance with children or to learn a song. In addition, if there is such an opportunity, children can be dressed up in special costumes. Do not load the festival with performances by professional artists, dancers and singers. Any event is much more fun and memorable for a long time, if all participants in the festival take part in it directly.
Apple fair
Well, our holiday is coming to an end. What will be a worthy ending? How to complete our Apple Savior? The event scenario may include a festive fair.
When all the guests have danced, ate and got drunk, they can be invited to a separately set table. It exhibit a variety of dishes prepared by the children themselves or their parents. If only children are present at the celebration, then you should not sell dishes for real money.
It is possible, for example, to distribute beautiful candy wrappers to contests and quizzes to children. They then use them as a "bargaining chip." By the way, if you inform the children about this in advance, but they will be even more pleased to participate in all the celebrations. After all, then it will be possible to purchase many tasty things!
Afterword
Of course, the scenario presented to your attention is not the only true one. Imagine, add new contests, replace them with old ones. Learn poems, songs, ditties, etc. with your children. Come up with new entertainment. Let the festive mood not leave you as long as possible.